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Noun: tusser  tú-su(r)
  1. Oriental moth that produces brownish silk
    "tusser silk is valued for its natural golden sheen";
    - tussah, tusseh, tussur, tussore, Antheraea mylitta

Derived forms: tussers

Type of: saturniid, saturniid moth

Part of: Antheraea, genus Antheraea

Encyclopedia: Tusser, Thomas